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so your a NIMBY then :rolleyes:

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I think you're quite safe - can't see any be put up that close to Heathrow

hence why they are stuck out of the way off the Norfolk coast or out in the Fens.

I'm not necessarily convinced on their return on investment but anything to find alternatives to carbon based fuel is good in my book.

Actually, in a sort of sinister War of the worlds way, I don;t think they look that bad (and we have plenty in this part of the country)

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It's a price we have to pay for clean energey.

Since when did they build them close enough to peoples houses so that they would keep you awake? :rolleyes:

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It's a choice ,a wind farm or half a dozen cooling towers

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I dunno. Could make things interesting for Airline pilots and their passengers..

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the shard might already:D Just hope the got backup generator so if power cut this huge monster can be seen.

Arthur not against them to be fair but do question the return those in the norfolk coast often half dont move. Think they even too close so interfere with each they dont get wind.

One complaint was seals would not settle with them infact seals not gone away quite happy which good news.

Now we have alternative wave generators being tested as we speak. Now we need more R&D think government need to go for energy water R&D in big way as we could reap alot benefits.

I think this where UK could be world leader if we can crack a solution to water needs with turn sea water into drinking water. Even waste water in cheap eficient way. We could sell technology or better earn money from patents.

If we can do this with energy solutions too to move away from gas, oil we would be in great position as country.

It needs a government to think ahead invest into future tech.

I said awhile back all homes with south facing could have solar panel. The electric not used shared profit between ocupier and government.

It would take alot investment initially but way to beat energy companies.

If we can plough money into water issue again money well spent. Ok financially we coput but if we QE to give business then what better to spend it in our future rather waste it.

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Good idea, in theory. The trouble is, the Energy companies own the infrastructure to transmit the power, so we'd need them on side. Something that's not going to happen if the government does anything that might cause them to lose a lot of money.

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Unfortunately we are well behind the curve with respect to desalination plants

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thanks thought this one was very good only australia got it but yes just shows the backward nature this country.

We goto get to forfront technology that means we got invest in the future.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawater_Greenhouse

Now we could replicate this get food too:D

Actually doing googling came across vid about tesla anyway this fella come up said if you reverse the invention which makes lightning we could getfree energy.

Question is to those who genius electric buffs is he right. If he is right then why its not been tested his theory.

He tells goto link about tesla ideas for future got the link

http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jul/teslaauto06.html

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That would be daft... until The Great Drought becomes an annual thing. :dunce:

British builders would build in the desert and then moan there was no water to supply the homes.

Or rather, planners would ALLOW British builders to build in such a place.

Ditto on flood plains ... they can't seem to get it right can they? :dunce:

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That's just it ,we are supposedly more advanced than say a thousand years ago ,but even they managed to build towns and villages where the water was ;)

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Well I don't need a hosepipe this week.

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I noticed that ,since the hose pipe ban it's never stopped raining :D

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this great article about water and world problem how intercept mother nature speed it up. Instead waiting for moister form clouds then rain. Intercept create water from moister of air.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/env...ture-water.htm

One inventer come up with windmill the whisson windmill Although would need to see what impact this could have on environment.

http://www.alternate-energy-sources....-windmill.html

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I'm confused - we have a hosepipe ban in rainy Huntingdon yet the local council is paying people to hand deliver "what do to in a flood" leaflets through the door :dozey: